by The poll closes Monday Nov. 30th. Results from previous years and much
more about this annual poll can be viewed at
http://SportToday.org/
NOTE: when using reply from r.r-c you must remove "no_spam." from my
address.
Ballot: 1998 (6th Annual) Internet Wooden Tracked Roller Coaster Poll
The following ballot contains wooden tracked rollercoasters
that operated worldwide in 1998. I have also included a few
coasters that are 'Standing But Not Operating' or in storage in the
hopes that the poll may help some of these great SBNO coasters
become better known and possibly help them find a new home.
The coasters are listed alphabetically
by state, with non-U.S. coasters listed at the end.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Step 1: Put your email address on line 1 of the ballot
Step 2: Mark The Coasters That You Have Ridden
Please change the first 'n' at the end of a line to a 'y' for each
of the coasters you have ridden. Change the second 'n' to a 'y' for
each coaster you rode in 1998. It is important that you mark ALL
coasters you have ridden.
Please delete all lines from the ballot except those that contain
coasters you have ridden (don't delete the last line of ---'s).
(My tabulation program uses the ---'s as a delimiter between ballots,
t*** the ballots will save me time in downloading the ballots and
running the tabulation program).
Please try to keep each line 'as is' except for the aforementioned
changes. You may change the order of the lines. A ">" in column 1
as often happens in a reply is OK.
Step 3: Rank The Coasters You Have Ridden Using Method A or B.
Treat the line "My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere ** n n 0"
as if it were your favorite steel coaster and rank it accordingly.
DO NOT change the line except for the n's and the 0. DO NOT,
Repeat: DO NOT change it to the real name of the steel coaster.
If you can't place your favorite steel coaster in relation to
wooden coasters, don't sweat it and just delete that line.
I am just trying to see where the average poll respondent would
rank their favorite steel coaster in relation to the woodies.
Method A: Individual Ranking
Replace the '0' in the last column with a numeral representing its'
rank, '1'=best through '124'(or however many you have ridden)=worst
e.g.
Cannonball Waterville USA AL y y 1
Arkansas Twister Magic Springs AR y n 4
Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA y n 3
The Grizzly Great America CA y y 2
Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA y n 5
Method B: Group Ranking
If you cannot decide between two coasters or a group of coasters,
give them the same rank. You may choose to group as many or as few
as you want.
e.g.
Cannonball Waterville USA AL y y 1
Arkansas Twister Magic Springs AR y n 1
Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA y n 2
The Grizzly Great America CA y y 1
Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA y n 2
You may combine the two methods.
e.g.
Cannonball Waterville USA AL y y 1
Arkansas Twister Magic Springs AR y n 2
Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA y n 3
The Grizzly Great America CA y y 4
Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA y n 4
Method A is preferable if you can do it, as more of your individual
coaster vs. coaster preferences can be gleaned from it.
In any case, PLEASE RANK AS MANY AS YOU CAN.
Step 4: E-Mail Your Ballot To Me
NOTE: when using reply you must remove "no_spam." from my address.
A LITTLE ABOUT HOW THE BALLOTS WILL BE TABULATED
Coasters will be ranked by best head to head record against all
others. Ties will be broken by head to head preference between those
tied.
This method avoids the arbitrary point assignments AND the bias
towards
more ridden coasters that is inherent in total point ranking schemes and
to a lesser extent, in average point ranking schemes.
DEADLINE:
I will accept ballots until the end of November...results will be posted
very soon thereafter. I look forward to receiving your ballot.
Results from previous years and much more about this annual
poll can be viewed at http://SportToday.org/
Thanks....Mitch Hawker
NOTE: (S) or (SBNO) indicates coasters that did not operate in 1998.
--replace this text with your email address------
COASTER NAME PARK LOC
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere ** n n 0
Rampage Visionland AL n n 0
Cannonball Waterville USA AL n n 0
Arkansas Twister(S) Magic Springs AR n n 0
Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA n n 0
The Grizzly Great America CA n n 0
Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA n n 0
Ghost Rider Knott's Berry Farm CA n n 0
Devil's Coach (S) J's Amu***ts CA n n 0
Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA n n 0
Psyclone S.F. Magic Mountain CA n n 0
Twister II Elitch Gardens CO n n 0
Twister(SBNO) Elitch Gardens CO n n 0
Wildcat(SBNO) Elitch Gardens CO n n 0
Cyclone Lakeside CO n n 0
Wildcat Lake Compounce CT n n 0
Starliner Miracle Strip FL n n 0
Grt Am Scrm Mach SFoG GA n n 0
Georgia Cyclone SFoG GA n n 0
Cannonball Lake Winnepesaukah GA n n 0
The Legend Arnolds Park IA n n 0
Tornado Adventureland IA n n 0
Outlaw Adventureland IA n n 0
Underground Adventureland IA n n 0
Timber Terror Silverwood ID n n 0
American Eagle SFGAm IL n n 0
Viper SFGAm IL n n 0
Little Dipper Hillcrest IL n n 0
Little Dipper Kiddieland IL n n 0
Raven Holiday World IN n n 0
Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN n n 0
Roller Coaster Joyland KS n n 0
Thunder Run Kentucky Kingdom KY n n 0
Twist Sist - Lola Kentucky Kingdom KY n n 0
Twist Sist - Stella Kentucky Kingdom KY n n 0
Comet (SBNO) Lincoln Park MA n n 0
Thunderbolt Riverside MA n n 0
Riverside Cyclone Riverside MA n n 0
Flyer Comet Whalom Park MA n n 0
Roar Adventure World MD n n 0
Wild One Adventure World MD n n 0
Excalibur Funtown USA ME n n 0
Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure MI n n 0
Wolverine Wildcat Michigan's Adventure MI n n 0
Zach's Zoomer Michigan's Adventure MI n n 0
High Roller Valleyfair! MN n n 0
Screamin' Eagle SFMA MO n n 0
Timberwolf Worlds of Fun MO n n 0
Hurler Carowinds NC n n 0
Scooby Doo Carowinds NC n n 0
Thunder Road Carowinds NC n n 0
Yankee Cannonball Canobie Lake Park NH n n 0
Jack Rabbit Clementon Lake NJ n n 0
Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ n n 0
Great White Wild Wheels Pier NJ n n 0
Cyclone Astroland NY n n 0
Thunderbolt (SBNO) Coney Island NY n n 0
Predator Darien Lake NY n n 0
Comet Great Escape NY n n 0
Jack Rabbit Seabreeze NY n n 0
Dragon Coaster Playland NY n n 0
Kiddie Coaster Playland NY n n 0
Big Dipper Geauga Lake OH n n 0
Raging Wolf Bobs Geauga Lake OH n n 0
Jack Rabbit (SBNO) Idora Park OH n n 0
Wildcat (SBNO) Idora Park OH n n 0
Racer Kings Island OH n n 0
Beastie Kings Island OH n n 0
The Beast Kings Island OH n n 0
Screechin' Eagle Americana OH n n 0
Sea Dragon Wyandot Lake OH n n 0
Teddy Bear Stricker's Grove OH n n 0
Tornado Stricker's Grove OH n n 0
Blue Streak Cedar Point OH n n 0
Mean Streak Cedar Point OH n n 0
Wildcat Frontier City OK n n 0
Zingo Bell's OK n n 0
Blue Streak Conneaut Lake Park PA n n 0
Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA n n 0
Hercules Dorney Park PA n n 0
Leap the Dips(SBNO) Lakemont PA n n 0
Skyliner Lakemont PA n n 0
Phoenix Knoebel's PA n n 0
Comet Waldameer PA n n 0
Comet Hersheypark PA n n 0
Wildcat Hersheypark PA n n 0
Sky Princess Dutch Wonderland PA n n 0
Rollo Coaster Idlewild PA n n 0
Cyclone Williams Grove PA n n 0
Red Streaker (S) Willow Mill PA n n 0
Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA n n 0
Thunderbolt Kennywood PA n n 0
Racer Kennywood PA n n 0
Swamp Fox Family Kingdom SC n n 0
Zippin' Pippin Libertyland TN n n 0
Judge Roy Scream SFoT TX n n 0
Texas Giant SFoT TX n n 0
Texas Cyclone SF Astroworld TX n n 0
Rattler Fiesta Texas TX n n 0
Roller Coaster Lagoon UT n n 0
Hurler Kings Dominion VA n n 0
Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA n n 0
Scooby Doo Kings Dominion VA n n 0
The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA n n 0
Roller Coaster Puyallup Fair WA n n 0
Big Dipper Camden Park WV n n 0
Lil' Dipper Camden Park WV n n 0
Cyclops Big Chief WI n n 0
Pegasus Big Chief WI n n 0
Zeus Big Chief WI
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